The novel is a story of Soviet and Russian espionage in Canada at a critical time in the country's recent history. Infiltration of the mainstream media, of the native movement, and of governments in Canada are woven around key events that did not happen as described in the story, but could have, with distrastrous consequences for the country and for the United States. It is a tale of subversion in the affairs of a country, of the impacts of such, and of individuals caught up in it - their motivations, their fears, their troubles and their loyalties.